The Persian Empire concentrated all its elite soldiers and horses, and carried out a fierce blow to the Roman vanguard Orleans legion, and achieved a great victory of 30,000 enemies, which made the Persian king Shapur II extremely excited, and frequently waved to the soldiers outside the city. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

After the Immortals and the Paratic Legion had annihilated the 30,000 Roman legions, the remaining Roman legions had fled far enough under the leadership of Orleans that they did not launch a pursuit, lest they encounter the main Roman legions.

After entering the city in triumph, Pratt and the generals of the Immortal Army were praised by King Shapur II, who praised them for their good work.

The generals of the Immortal Army were naturally very happy, because they had made another contribution to the Great Persian Empire, but Pratt's expression was a little complicated, after all, the soldiers and horses under his command were defeated by the Jin army some time ago, and caused the Persian Empire to have to submit to the Great Jin, and this responsibility must be borne by Pratt, because he is the chief general of the whole army.

However, Shapur II does not seem to intend to pursue Pratt's crimes, because this is the time to employ people, and pursuing Pratt's crimes will chill the soldiers, after all, the defeat of the army is not the responsibility of Pratt alone, and Pratt does not want his army to lose to the Jin army, besides, victory and defeat are common things in soldiers, and the war will either win or lose, and no one can guarantee which army will always win.

"General Pratt has worked hard, if it weren't for your troops and horses to arrive and stop the Roman legions, our army would not have achieved such brilliant results, and the general should be the first to take the lead in this battle." Shapur II, King of Persia, looked at Pratt and said appreciatively.

Pratt felt a little ashamed in his heart, and hurriedly said humbly: "Thank you for the appreciation of His Majesty the King, it is Palat's responsibility to serve Persia, however, our army failed to defeat the Jin army and suffered heavy losses, which is all Palat's responsibility, and Pratt is very guilty." After saying that, he bowed his head to Shapur II to show his guilt.

Shapur II smiled and comforted: "General Pratt, don't feel guilty, I already know what happened, when Khorasan's 60,000 army was defeated by the Jin army, the general had not yet arrived in Mulu City, this is not the general's fault at all, when the general and the Jin army confronted, the Jin army suddenly released the means to make the war elephant defect, this is the reason for the general's defeat, but this is not something that the general can expect, so the general should not feel guilty, right now, the Roman legion is trying to capture Ctesiphon, and our monarchs and ministers should work together, Stop the Romans' attempts and let them go back wherever they came from. ”

"Your Majesty can rest assured that Pratt will do his best to protect Ctesiphon so that the Roman legions' attempts will not succeed." Pratt said excitedly.

Obviously, Shapur II's appeasement completely eliminated a trace of fear and uneasiness in Pratt's heart, so that he could defend the capital Ctesiphon wholeheartedly.

Shapur II nodded with satisfaction, and said: "Okay, as long as our monarchs and ministers are united and with the strength of 100,000 people, we will definitely be able to hold Ctesiphon and completely defeat the main Roman army." ”

Pratt and the other generals all nodded confidently.

Subsequently, the Persian generals began to actively prepare for the attack of the main Roman army, and the Persian king Shapur II personally went to the camps of the various armies to encourage the soldiers who were preparing for battle, and convinced them that they could hold Ctesiphon.

At a time when more than 100,000 Persian soldiers were actively preparing for battle, on the road fifty miles away from Ctesiphon, the main Roman army was slowly marching.

The Roman Emperor Constantius II sat in a luxurious carriage with his eyes closed for a nap, and on the periphery of the carriage were hundreds of personal knights, responsible for keeping the emperor safe, not even a fly could fly into Constantius II's carriage.

The Roman generals rode on tall horses and led their infantry legions on slow marches, and of course, each elite infantry corps included a small cavalry formation.

The Roman legion is mainly infantry, the reason for this situation is because the terrain of Rome is relatively special, the territory of the entire empire is almost all along the coastline, the vast and soft sea is in the heart of the Roman Empire, at the same time, the Roman Empire is also more mountainous, at least there is no large plain area, and these characteristics, determine that the Roman legion must be mainly infantry, the cavalry horses can not cross the ocean, and the boat will also greatly increase the pressure of transportation, and it cannot be deployed in the narrow land.

And their old rival Persian Empire is different, the Persian Empire is located in a large area of plateau, the vastness of the territory and the conditions of the terrain, determine that the Persian Empire must be dominated by cavalry, moreover, there are more deserts in Persia, and camels are more suitable for marching in the desert, so camel cavalry has naturally become the standard military branch of the Persian Empire.

The Roman Emperor Constantius II opened his eyes slightly and lifted the curtain of the carriage window.

"What does His Majesty the Emperor command?" Seeing that the curtain of the carriage was lifted, a waiter next to the carriage hurriedly asked.

Constantius II looked at the sky and said softly: "It is not early, let the army stop and camp." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty the Emperor." The chamberlain accepted the order and immediately conveyed it.

The Roman generals received orders from Constantius II to halt the advance of their men and horses and let them begin to camp.

After the carriage came to a slow stop, Constantius II, supported by a chamberlain, stepped out of the carriage and headed for a small hill.

Constantius II, who was in the prime of life, looked quite majestic and full of awe-inspiring domineering, and it was precisely because of this domineering that all the Roman generals willingly bowed down.

"Your Majesty the Emperor, this place is less than fifty miles away from Ctesiphon, the capital of Persia, and tomorrow our army will be able to reach Ctesiphon and join the forward army under the command of General Orleans." Barbatio, the Roman general, said loudly.

Constantius II nodded with satisfaction, and said, "General Barbatio, after the army arrives at Ctesiphon tomorrow, it will be up to you." ”

Barbatio, the Roman general, said with a smile: "Your Majesty the Emperor, please rest assured, Shapur II, King of Persia, has only deployed 50,000 horses in Ctesiphon, and with the strength of my Holy Roman Empire, I can completely take Ctesiphon in one fell swoop, I don't know how many times this is already the first time." He laughed.

Obviously, the Roman Empire had captured the Persian capital Ctesiphon many times before, but was later counterattacked by the Persian Empire and had to withdraw from Ctesiphon, and this was a great honor for the Roman Empire, after all, being able to attack the capital of other countries was enough to prove the great strength of the Roman Empire.

The Roman Emperor Constantius II smiled and said loudly: "My Roman legions are invincible, this time we must capture Ctesiphon and make Ctesiphon the eastern city of my Roman Empire, not only that, but Khorasan in the east must also be taken." ”

"His Majesty the King is right, our army will definitely be able to take Khorasan." Barbatio said lightly.

Just when the Roman monarchs were relaxed and happy, a cavalry of more than ten people rushed from the east and went straight to the location of the Roman Emperor Constantius II.

The guards, who were in charge of protecting Constantius II, immediately stopped the men and told them to lay down their arms and meet Constantius II on foot.

Constantius II naturally recognized that the more than ten cavalry who were rushing were the personal soldiers under the command of the general Orleans, so he took a few steps forward.

"Your Majesty, our army has been flanked by the Persian army on two sides and has suffered heavy losses." The pro-soldier officer, who took the lead, knelt and reported to Constantius II.

Hearing this, Constantius II and the generals beside him all looked at the more than ten cavalry in front of them in disbelief, after all, the Orleans army in front had 60,000 horses, and the Persian capital Ctesiphon had only 50,000 soldiers and horses, so how could the Orleans army be defeated by the Persian army?

"What the hell is going on, General Orleans has an army of 60,000 under his command, how can he be defeated?" Constantius roared angrily.

"Your Majesty the Emperor, General Orleans fought against the Persian Immortal Army, and was already in an advantage, but unexpectedly, the 60,000 camel cavalry of the Persian Pratt Legion suddenly killed from the flank, and completely disrupted the combat deployment of our army, and our army was defeated by the superior strength of Persia, so we had to retreat back, but the Persian Army was in hot pursuit, and half of our army's soldiers and horses were surrounded by the Persian army, thus being annihilated." Orleans said truthfully.

When Constantius II heard this, he frowned, wasn't the Persian Pratic legion in the east preparing for the attack of the Jin army? How could it suddenly kill Ctesiphon, could it be that the Persian Empire reached some kind of agreement with the Jin kingdom, so that the Persian king Shapur II dared to transfer the paratic army defending the east back to Ctesiphon.

"Your Majesty, Persia must have reached some kind of agreement with the Jin kingdom in the east, otherwise, how could Shapur II transfer the Pratt legion back to Ctesiphon." The general Barbatio affirmed, and it was clear that he had thought of this as much as Constantius II.

Constantius II nodded lightly and said, "It seems that Shapur II intends to submit to the Jin Kingdom and concentrate his forces against my Roman Empire." ”

"Your Majesty, even if Shapur II concentrates all the troops and horses of Persia, he will not be able to prevent our Roman legions from capturing Ctesiphon, and our army will definitely be able to achieve the results of capturing Ctesiphon in this battle." Roman general Barbatio said confidently.

Constantius II was black-faced, no matter what, the 30,000 Roman legions under Orleans were annihilated by the Persian army, which was a huge loss for the entire Roman Empire, although the 30,000 army was not very many, but it greatly damaged the spirit of the Roman Empire, so that the Roman army encountered a basin of cold water just after leaving the division.

"Where is General Orleans now?" Constantius II asked angrily.

"The general and his 30,000 soldiers and horses camped twenty miles outside the city of Tessifon, waiting to join His Majesty's soldiers and horses." Orleans' personal soldiers said truthfully.

"Stop camping, the army will march at once, and before midnight it must arrive twenty miles outside the city of Ctesiphon and join General Orleans." The Roman Emperor Constantius II ordered loudly.

"Yes, Your Majesty the Emperor." The Roman generals received the order and immediately began to march further, and the emperor Constantius II also boarded his carriage and, while resting with his eyes closed, pondered what to do with the general Orleans.

After all, Orleans had just come into contact with the Persian army and fought a big defeat, which was a great shame for the Roman Empire, and someone had to bear this responsibility, and Orleans, as the commander of the army, naturally had to bear the guilt of defeat.

After a brief preparation, the Roman army marched mightily in the direction of Ctesiphon, and a few hours later arrived at the location where the Orleans legion was encamped.

Seeing that Emperor Constantius II had come overnight to join him, the Roman general Orleans hurriedly rushed to Constantius II's carriage and knelt down to ask Constantius II for his guilt.

"Your Majesty the Emperor, it's all because Orleans was negligent for a while, allowing the Persian army to take advantage of the loophole, and Orleans asked His Majesty the Emperor to punish him." Orleans sincerely pleaded guilty.

The Roman Emperor Constantius II did not forgive Orleans, he glared at Orleans angrily, and said: "General Orleans, because of you, 30,000 excellent soldiers of the Roman Empire were slaughtered by the Persians, and this responsibility must be borne by you, do you know what kind of sin this is?" ”

"Your Majesty the Emperor, Orleans is a capital offense." Orleans bowed his head deeply, waiting to be condemned by Constantius II.

Constantius II sighed softly, glanced at Orleans, and ordered softly: "Drag it down." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty the Emperor." Hearing this, several Roman Guards soldiers immediately took Orleans into custody.

At this moment, Constantius II still did not fully understand what to do with Orleans, so he decided to put him in custody and put the remaining 30,000 troops under his command to the command of the general Barbatio.

However, Constantius II's detention of Orleans made many Roman generals very nervous, and they thought that Constantius II wanted to execute Orleans, so they hurriedly interceded for Orleans and asked Constantius II to spare Orleans this time.

Constantius II is also a talented person, and he does not want to execute the general Orleans, after all, Orleans is a member of the Roman Empire, and being executed is a huge loss for the Roman Empire, but the 30,000 Roman legions were completely annihilated by the Persian army is a very serious matter, and someone must be responsible for this matter, otherwise, how can the souls of the 30,000 soldiers be settled, so Constantius II decided to imprison Orleans to tell all the Roman soldiers, Orleans, who was responsible for the loss of the Roman army, had been imprisoned, allowing them to serve the Roman Empire with peace of mind. (To be continued.) )